Piece from a Robe (Kosode) with Maple Leaves, Curtain, and Large Drum

Japan

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Even in the absence of any figures, the pictorial design on this textile can be tentatively identified as the autumn excursion to the Suzaku Palace in chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji. Here, the scene is set for Genji’s dance: it is performed within an enclosed curtained space under brilliant maple leaves with a drum accompaniment. A stairway and post suggest palace architecture.

Piece from a Robe (Kosode) with Maple Leaves, Curtain, and Large Drum, Resist-dyed and painted (yūzen) silk crepe with details embroidered in silk and metallic thread, Japan

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Piece from a Robe (Kosode) with Maple Leaves, Curtain, and Large Drum, Resist-dyed and painted (yūzen) silk crepe with details embroidered in silk and metallic thread, Japan
Piece from a Robe (Kosode) with Maple Leaves, Curtain, and Large Drum, Resist-dyed and painted (yūzen) silk crepe with details embroidered in silk and metallic thread, Japan
Piece from a Robe (Kosode) with Maple Leaves, Curtain, and Large Drum, Resist-dyed and painted (yūzen) silk crepe with details embroidered in silk and metallic thread, Japan

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